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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(AMENDMENT NO. 11 )*
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RUSS BERRIE AND COMPANY, INC.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, $0.10 stated value
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(Title of Class of Securities)
782233 10 0
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(CUSIP Number)
Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement / /. (A fee
is not required only if the filing person: (1) has a previous statement on file
reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the class of
securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent
thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class.)
(See Rule 13d-7).
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities,
and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).
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CUSIP NO. 782233 10 0 13G PAGE 2 of 6 PAGES
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1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
RUSSELL BERRIE
2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) / /
(b) / /
3. SEC USE ONLY
4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
U.S.A.
NUMBER OF 5. SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES 11,573,388
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY 6. SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH Not applicable
REPORTING
PERSON 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 11,573,388
8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
Not applicable
9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
11,573,388
10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
53.8%
12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON *
IN
*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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SCHEDULE 13G*
Item 1(a). Name of Issuer:
Russ Berrie and Company, Inc.
Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
111 Bauer Drive
Oakland, New Jersey 07436
Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing:
Russell Berrie
Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office, or, if none,
Residence:
111 Bauer Drive
Oakland, New Jersey 07436
Item 2(c). Citizenship:
U.S.A.
Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities:
Common Stock, $0.10 stated value
Item 2(e). CUSIP Number:
782233 10 0
Item 3. If this Statement is Filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b)
or 13d-2(b), check whether the person filing is a
(certain items):
Inapplicable
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* This Schedule is being filed pursuant to Section
13(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; its
filing shall not be construed as an admission that
the person filing the Schedule is the beneficial
owner for the purposes of Section 16 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 of any of the shares
stated in this Schedule to be beneficially owned by
such person.
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Item 4. Ownership:
(a) Amount beneficially owned:
11,573,388*
(b) Percent of class:
53.8%
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the
vote:
11, 573,388
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct
the vote:
Not applicable.
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct
the disposition of:
11,573,388
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct
the disposition of:
Not applicable.
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* Does not include 228,200 shares held beneficially and
of record by The Russell Berrie Foundation, of which
Mr. Berrie is a trustee.
Items 4(c)(i) and 4(c)(iii) include (i) 869,696
shares held of record by Mr. Russell Berrie and (ii)
9,203,542 shares held of record by The Russell Berrie
1991 Trust, of which Mr. Berrie is the grantor
possessing the unrestricted power to revoke the
trust, a trustee possessing sole voting power and
sole dispositive power (as to any
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transfer other than to Mr. Berrie) with respect to
the shares and, until his death, the sole
beneficiary. Also includes 1,500,000 shares which
were formerly held of record by the Russell Berrie
1992 Charitable Trust. Such trust was revoked in
June 1994. Also includes 150 shares held of record
by Mr. Berrie as custodian for one of his daughters.
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:
Inapplicable
Item 6. Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of
Another Person:
Myron Rosner may be deemed to be a beneficial owner
of certain of the shares set forth in response to
Item 4(a).
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary
which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the
Parent Holding Company:
Inapplicable
Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the
Group:
Inapplicable
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group:
Inapplicable
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Item 10. Certification:
Inapplicable
SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true,
complete and correct.
2/10/95
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(Date)
/s/ RUSSELL BERRIE
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(Signature)
RUSSELL BERRIE
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(Name)
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